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Aug 9, 2014 · After this Sunday's 7pm performance, join us for a talkback with playwright Erik Patterson, along with Uma Nithipalan, the woman who's aneurysm experience inspired I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND, and Susan Swan, member of Uma's recovery community and Aphasia Support Group.
Aug 10, 2014 · His newest play at NOTE, I Wanna Hold Your Hand, is not about the Beatles but is based on a personal tragedy I've written about in this space twice before: the brain aneurysm and stroke suffered by the marvelous young L.A. actress Uma Nithapalan in January of 2007. Uma was Erik's best friend and longtime roommate; she was at the time engaged to ...
Apr 19, 2007 · The love came from hundreds, maybe thousands, of friends of Uma who met her and followed her story in the blog of my stepson, Erik Patterson. This cornucopia of hope and, finally, conviction grew daily, first among Uma's dear friends.
Seven years ago, Erik Patterson’s best friend’s head “exploded,” or at least that’s how the playwright describes the brain aneurysm that sent him rushing to the Manhattan ICU where best friend Uma and her fellow aneurysm victims waged their life-and-death struggle while loved ones watched and waited, hoped and prayed, and bonded with ...
Aug 11, 2014 · at Theatre of NOTE. Talkback after I Wanna Hold Your Hand. McKerrin Kelly moderating, with brain trauma survivors Susan Swan and Uma Nithipalan and playwright Erik Patterson.
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uma nithipalan has appeared in Evidence Room productions of ATTEMPTS ON HER LIFE, THE CHERRY ORCHARD, THE BLACKS and PENTECOST. Other local theater credits include AS VISHNU DREAMS (East West Players), THE MAKING OF MARY KELLY (The Actors’ Gang) and LEOPOLD AND LOEB: A GODDAM LAFF RIOT (Anodyne Ensemble).
